Torres hasn’t played since suffering the injury last Saturday, so he’s eligible to return as soon as April 26.

“He was pretty discouraged,” Giants manager Bruce Bochy said. “There wasn’t much improvement. He wasn’t running as well as we were hoping. We gave this time, but now we’re at the point he can use the whole 15 days. We’ll make sure he rests it, and it doesn’t flare back up.”

Torres was batting .286/.375/.393 with three doubles and a stolen base over his first 32 plate appearance prior to the injury.

Darren Ford was recalled to take his place on the active roster while Aaron Rowand has started the last five games in center field. Rowand has also batted leadoff in each of the last three games.